An unexpected musical collaboration, to say the least. The British singer Dua Lipa revealed this Friday, November 8, the release of a remix of her hit “These Walls”from his latest and third album Radical Optimism duet with Belgian singer Pierre de Maeremale revelation at the Victoires de la musique in 2023.

The two artists announced their collaboration on social networks, posting snapshots of themselves, accomplices, in the middle of recording. In this remix, Pierre de Maere sings the second verse in French, accompanied by Dua Lipa on the chorus. The Albanian-born Londoner also has fun singing in the language of Molière.

On Instagram, the 23-year-old singer thanked his partner, who is followed by over 87 million people. “Your French is wonderful”he commented amiably. This collaboration with the hottest pop singer of the moment offers exceptional visibility to Pierre de Maere, still little known by the English-speaking public.

Pierre de Maere made a name for himself in 2023 with his song Un jour je marierai un ange – from his album Look at me a platinum-selling single that quickly went viral on social networks like TikTok.

In France next May

In her Instagram story, Dua Lipa explained that she had “loved Pierre de Maere’s voice”. from the moment she first heard it. “I was very excited at the idea of singing in French again”added the singer who rose to fame with her second album Future Nostalgia in 2020.

Because this isn’t the first time Dua Lipa has collaborated with a French-speaking artist. In 2020, the British singer released a track, Feverperformed alongside Angèle, who shares Belgian nationality with Pierre de Maere. Since then, the song has enjoyed worldwide success, with Dua Lipa performing it at every one of her concerts around the world. It also put Angèle in the international spotlight. Three years after its release, she performed at the famous Coachella festival.

Dua Lipa will certainly be singing the remix with Pierre de Maere on her new world tour, which kicks off in March 2025. She will also be laying down her microphone in Lyon and Paris in May next May.